Daily Republican., 1887-10-28

Fhb uclu lhot cNtuluH, with fEt6lutDJ .
cckel In the chair. After the ole'k had !
allied the roll the minutes Of the last
tA.ed meeting we're read and approved,
Tho Law Com mittee reported that
hey had examined the ordinance pro
,idins for loan for park purp. sss, and
ound nothing ih 1t contrary to law or
he city chsrter.
Tie police pay roll, amounting TO
b2,C61 68, was presented and an order
1rAwn for the smount.
The Police Com mittee, to whom wss
referred the bill Of @. Brooks Foster OF
lice officer, rp0rted unfavorebly, aud
The City Treasurer rer orted D balance
Of sl2S ,234.7S IN the Union National
Bauk 10 the credit Of current ex pepses.
$s .927 04 to the park fund, and $500 "a
to the credit of the sand lot.
He also reported having received the
following amounts: Tax Receiver
Moody, $3.50; ex. Tax Receiver Kane,
$3.50; Tax Receiver MeAley, 64l0
The miscellaneous pay. roll, amount
ing TO 81 ,662 ~, was presented, and
orders drawn In favor OF the parties
named.
A communication WAS received from
the trustees Of the West Presby terian
Church askinx fer rebate Of taxes on
the parsonage. Ii WAS referred to the
Finance Com tnittee.
A communication was Aiso received
from the Directors OF the Street and
Sewer Department, enclosing a resolu'
tion adopted 1t their last NJ meetinR, ask.
ing Council tp request the Mayor to in.
stiuct the police TO report all violations
Of the ordip suce providing that danger
signals shall be placed on oil obstruc.
tions in the streets 81 night
Mr.. Quinn offered the following:
"ResOl we'd, That the Clerk OF Council
be and 10 hereby instructed not to enter
the names OF the mem mbers OF Council
on the pay-roll for . meeting held In
Council cham Der on Tuesday evening,
October 18Th instant"
He said that he W spted II understood
that be had not offered this resolution
on account OF anything that had been
1xid by the prees, but had brought the
subjec: up because he wanted to be set
hight On this matter. When the special
meeting was called, te was under the
i'm prs sslon ttAt the question Of q park
In the eastern part Of the city was TO be-
considered, but rs no public bdsiness
was transacted, be did not believe that
any mem bet expected to be paid dol.
lar for Il.
Mr.. Bsynard said that he did not
wish 1t understood that he WAS speak.
Ing for himself In this matter, as be
was not present at the special meeting
and There fore had DO interest in IL. He,
however. thought that taose who Rt
tended were enti:ied TO their dollar, and
should recave It. IL, ~ has been stated
II WAS the understanding that public
business Was 10 be trsr s9ctei 1T thii
neetirg, IL WAS as much seeslon o.
Council as any other meeting. II the
business was not taken up 1t was moi
the fault OF thoge who attended, some
of whom may have put off their en-
gagements to be present. Those who
attended are certainly entitled to theil
pay for 20 doing, and II they do moi
went it they can follow the example
, Mr.. Hawkins has set and return II.
Mr.. Hawkins said he would like X
see an aye and nay vote taken on thil
, resolut so the people could see how
I the mem hers stand. He did not wan
Any one ID be bound by what he done
: as that was matter for himself. HI
thought ID would be an outrage for an!
member ID take . dollar fer that meet
ing.
Mr.. Norton said that be was not pres
ent q, the special meeting, as he hni
come business which called him to Pnil
adelphia, but when the motion to ad
journ until Tuesday evening was adopl
ed last Thursday night, he WAS unde
the i'm preston that the meeting wa
only called for the purpose OF attendtn
tie meeting In the Opera House. i
>. he would have had the least idea tha
the park question was to be considered
he would certainly have been preseh,
He did not think that any memoe
would b. justified In taking dollar 10
tha, meeting, ns there was no puoi'
business transacted.
President Eckel said that lie did nj
think the resolution WAS In orcer. Tt
roll was called at that meenng, as
,hould be In all well regulated bodies
see II quorum was present. Notnip
~as ever said about the members heip
\, paid for II, and as far ae he knew 1t WI
~ never eutered on tire pay roll.
n. Mr., Tay lor agreed With the pres!den
i, that thu resolution wss pot In order,
tie Council has 10 right TO do any thin
that would debar q member from tai
- iuu thst which is given him by lav
% The charter provides that each me &c ot
or shall DO paid 81 for every meeting J
ch a,tapds. ard az the roll was CALLED
this osfe It was ss much meeting
vS ,rs anv other. II member did Lot want
no could instruct the clerk not 10 ept,
\ bia name On the payroll, or ne coul
n take tie 81 and then return it.
Mr.. Qainn said he cid not ca
betber any action WAS taken on u
- yesol utiop or not, as he had accor
nUsbed his object, which Was 70 get u
oniniop of Council on tie matter:
Mr.. Moore asked for the reading
that portion of the minutes OF the IL
regular meeting relating to the aiiegs
adionrnment, The reading SHOVE
that Council hsd decided to sdjoul
nntil lie Date named, October IL
FER Mr.. Baugh said that he did NOT su
at nose Council WIS composed OF fee
4 q FOOLS. and Re believed that every mel
md her knew when the motion 10 meet
ruesdsy evening was adopted IL lnes
,ts. that the roll should be called, aSo u
- meart dollar for eacn one tnSs n -
swsred. II Council was TO DO nien.1n ha
by the newspapers lie thought IL A'o
time to stop. ,.,,.oa +,
,sso,r,,on on. of order, and the matt
was dropped -. h,
m roujpg OF a SUN Of money for the pt
Hy, "a, sbssc OF land for park purposee "
1pm called up for its third reading, snn |
!! gum OF $40 ,OO0 inserted. Whep or2n'
I, forv Ard for lis Anal passage, Mr' sn
y key moved TO lay over 70: one we'
. Iott The final vote stood 20 TO
IA favor Of adoption, Meesrs. Besle' ga
~ ~ ard white q one voting In